Speeches by Ghani.

“I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving notice that he intended to draw attention to this matter. As he knows, that is not a point of order. He is an experienced Member who serves on the Panel of Chairs, and he does not need any guidance from the Chair on how to take this matter further—no doubt he will pu…”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“Mr Thomas, you used the word “you” twice. I am not here to respond to your questions.”

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“I call the shadow Foreign Secretary.”

“Order. That is understood.”

“Order. Before the Foreign Secretary responds, I remind Members that we have six hours of protected business on the Finance (No. 2) Bill, so this has to move much faster—we need shorter questions. This statement will finish in about 40 minutes.”

“With this it will be convenient to consider the following: New clause 8—Review of impact of section 86 on the hospitality sector— “(1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer must, within six months of the passing of this Act, lay before the House of Commons a report assessing the impact of the measures contained in section 86…”

“The right hon. Member is nodding accordingly. As he knows, the Chair is not responsible for the accuracy of ministerial answers—if only we were—but I am sure the Table Office will be able to advise him on how he might pursue the matter further. Once again, I have no doubt that those on the Treasury Bench will have made…”

“Minister, please be short and brief.”

“I call the shadow Leader of the House.”

“Mr Shannon, is this question about Storm Goretti?”

“We need quick questions now.”

“Order. We have to get through this business quite quickly as we have the Finance (No. 2) Bill later, so I urge the Minister to make his responses as brief as possible. We are focused on calling Members from incredibly close to where the storm was, so if it was nowhere near you, please do not bob.”

“I am grateful to the right hon. Member for giving notice of his point of order. I take it that he has informed the hon. Member for Wakefield and Rothwell (Simon Lightwood) that he intended to raise the matter in the House.”

“Order. I have no desire to intervene on the hon. Member—“Would the hon. Member like to intervene?””

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I call the shadow Minister.”

“I call the Chair of the Transport Committee.”